Obituaries
Carol Reid Buck
March 19, 2017
Carol Reid Buck died on March 19th at the age of 89 at Country House in Wilmington Delaware. Born and raised in Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, she was a graduate of Springfield High School. She received a bachelor degree from the University of Rhode Island. Her career as an executive assistant at the Du Pont […]
Lillian A. Shah
March 18, 2017
Lillian died peacefully in her home on March 18, 2017 at the age of 82. She was the youngest of nine children born to Everett and June Gullett in Lucasville, Ohio; she was preceded in death by Opal, Zeke, Dorie, Robert, Helen, Aggie, Sherman, and Eldon. Her older siblings were Lillian’s first heroes; she deeply […]
Joseph Dougherty Sisson
March 18, 2017
Joseph Dougherty Sisson, age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2017 in the Compassionate Care Unit of St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Helen D. Sisson. Joe was a graduate of Claymont High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He was a State Champion sprinter and […]
Christine W. Obara
March 17, 2017
Christine Weiss Obara, age 76, of Wilmington, Delaware, formerly of Lansford, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2017 in her home. She attended Lansford High School, and graduated from Goldey Beacom College in 1958. After working at Hercules, Inc., she served as the secretary at St. Anthony of Padua Grade School for more […]
Dr. Dipak David Shah
March 16, 2017
Dipak (David) Govindlal Shah passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 after losing a difficult battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Pragna Shah; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Neil Shah & Anjana Patel and Luv Shah & Nina Manuel Shah; and one grandson, Zane Manuel Shah. He further leaves […]
Lucille North
March 15, 2017
Lucille A. (Sipala) North, age 90, of Wilmington, passed away in her home on March 15, 2017. Lucille was born in Wilmington, DE. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. North, parents, Mary and Frank Sipala, her sisters, Jennie (Sipala) Razze and Mary (Sipala) King, and brothers, Joseph Sipala and Frank Sipala. […]
Dorothy Pyne
March 15, 2017
Dorothy Thompson Pyne, age 96, passed away on March 15, 2017. She was the daughter of Raleigh James Thompson and Emma Sullivan Thompson. Dorothy was born and raised in the Wilmington area. She was a graduate of Conrad High School and the University of Delaware. Although her course of study destined her to become an […]
Mary Giannaris
March 11, 2017
Presvytera Mary Giannaris, 84, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, March 11, 2017. She was born to John and Eleni Croussouloudis in Manhattan, New York and spent her childhood years in Chios, Greece growing up with her twin sister, Despina Croussouloudis and older sister, Presvytera Stella Constantelos, of blessed memory. […]
Deborah May Wilson
March 9, 2017
Deborah M. Wilson (Spitelle), 67 years old of Wilmington, DE passed away peacefully on March 9, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones. She was the daughter of Joan B. Dwyer (Moyle) and Reese Wilson and her stepfather Joseph Dwyer who all have preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was her brother Stephen […]
Susan L. Baumgarten
March 6, 2017
Susan L. Baumgarten of Wilmington, Delaware passed away peacefully on March 6, 2017 surrounded by her fur babies. She is survived by her sister Elaine M. Priebe. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made in Sue’s name to Faithful Friends Animal Society, 12 Germay Drive, Wilmington, DE 19804.